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commercial

[kuh-mur-shuhl] / kəˈmɜr ʃəl /
ADJECTIVE
concerning business, marketing
Synonyms
STRONGEST
economic financial monetary profit-making profitable wholesale
STRONG
commissary exchange market merchandising retail retailing sales supplying trade trading
WEAK
across the counter bartering fiscal for sale in demand in the market marketable mercantile pecuniary popular saleable wholesaling
Antonyms
WEAK
noncommercial not-for-profit
ADJECTIVE
intended for financial gain
Synonyms
STRONGEST
monetary money-making
STRONG
investment mercenary
WEAK
Wall Street exploited for profit materialistic pecuniary profitmaking venal
Antonyms
WEAK
noncommercial not-for-profit

Example Sentences

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Claude maker Anthropic attacked the company’s ads test in ChatGPT with a Super Bowl commercial that Altman called “funny” but deceptive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Rising defense spending can also offset any weakness in RTX’s commercial aerospace business that arises from higher oil prices.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

The researchers noted that performance was limited by the bandwidth of the commercial photodetector used in the experiment.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2026

But India has tightened its natural gas regulations since the war began, prioritising supply for domestic use and some commercial industries.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

But for some reason, watching this annoying squirrel commercial made a new thought bubble up inside his brain.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.